No city or town located in a county in which urban growth areas have been designated under RCW 36.70A.110 may annex territory beyond an urban growth area.
RCW 35.13.005
Annexations beyond urban growth areas prohibited.
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 122 Wash. 2d 648 - King County v. Washington State Boundary Review Board (1993)
Most recently applied in Clark County v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (March 2013)
1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 30.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.